[Ansteorra] baby leashes

[Elisabeth B. Zakes]

Yes, I've been lambasted on more than one occasion. I almost turned to one
lady and asked, "Well, will YOU be the one to pull her out of the pool over
there when she runs away?" But I refrained. :) I have witnesses to testify
how fast my youngest could disappear. At Gulf War. Twice. In one day.

As Ivo says, it's not for direction, but for control. A child that age just
WILL NOT want to hold a hand 100% of the time.

Aethelyan Moondragon
Bryn Gwlad

On 7/10/07, Cisco Cividanes <engtrktwo at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> I'm a firm subscriber to the baby-leash concept, especially with my
> nearly-two-year-old being as strong and as fast as he is. Its extremely
> impractical for directing a walking child (at least mine, anyway), but
> it does negate the need to chase them if they decide to make a break for
> it.
>
> Just out of morbid curiosity, has anyone else ever been openly chastised
> for using a baby leash?
>
> I have been called "A lazy worthless example of a father"  by one
> forty-something woman at the mall one time. I was about to rebut the
> statement when three or four passers-by beat me to the punch. In the end
> it was a rather funny scene watching her get berated by a bunch of her
> contemporaries.
>
> Ivo Blackhawk. -
>